Three Cities in Three Weeks: A Significant Trend in Municipal Bankruptcy?
On Tuesday, San Bernardino, California, became the third California city in three weeks to announce its intention to seek bankruptcy protection. Does this mark the beginning of a significant trend toward bankruptcy, particularly in California? My colleague Guy Davidson examines the patterns.
read moreLDI: More on Going Global in Bonds
For liability-driven investors, exposure to global bonds offers important benefits: a strong correlation to domestic debt, with greatly reduced volatility. However, these are not the only positives. Today, we’ll look at some other important benefits—such as greatly expanding the investable universe and offering a natural hedge against the tail risk of a domestic credit crisis—and [...]
read moreLDI: How Large an Allocation to Global Bonds?
Liability-driven investors can reap significant benefits from globalizing their long-duration bond portfolios, but how much should they sow? How large an allocation to nondomestic bonds is appropriate? Our research suggests that even a modest allocation can meaningfully improve an LDI portfolio’s risk-adjusted return potential.
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Exploiting ZIRPonomics in a World
of Ultralow Interest Rates
We’re living in a world of zero interest-rate policies (ZIRP). Central bank interest rates and market yields are at historical lows in most of the developed world and some of the emerging world. Are you making ZIRPonomics work for you?
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The Opportunity in European
High-Yield Financials
European bond markets have been volatile in recent months, with high-yield financials suffering some of the worst turbulence. But we’ve seen this kind of volatility before, notably in 2008/2009. That bloodbath was followed by a highly lucrative rally.
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